Tag: Religious Persecution
Christians, churches in Myanmar under siege for aiding displaced poor, victims...
Church leaders said the persecution happened because Christians chose to be with the suffering people caught in the middle of the conflict
Anglican pastor shot dead in Pakistan on way home from church
Two gunmen on motorcycles ambushed a car in which three Christian clergymen were driving home after a Sunday service on Jan. 30 in Peshawar
Catholic church in Pakistan desecrated, says report
Churches across Pakistan have stepped up security since last year in response to threats of attacks
Chinese Christian group anxiously awaits asylum decision on South Korean island
60 members of the Shenzhen Mayflower Church fled to Jeju in 2019 to escape anti-religious propaganda
Tibetan online religious groups banned in China’s Qinghai province
The policy to restrict religious activity online in Qinghai follows campaigns forcing the expulsion of young monks from their monasteries
Persecution against Christians on the rise worldwide, says report
Overall, 5,898 Christians were killed, 5,110 churches were attacked or closed, 6,175 Christians were arrested without trial
Stay or go? Dilemma facing last of the Afghan Sikhs
Since the Taliban takeover, India has offered exiled Sikhs priority visas and the opportunity to apply for long-term residency
Christians under attack in India, says new report
There were at least 300 attacks on Christians in India in the past nine months
Christian accused of blasphemy in Pakistan sentenced to death by hanging
The life sentence that Zafar Bhatti, 52, has been serving in northeast Pakistan has been changed to death by hanging on January 3
US official blasts China’s sanctions on US religious freedom officials
The US also called on China to stop its repression of Uyghurs abroad, including imprisoning and denying freedom of movement to family members
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